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IRMO - Indian Land High School girls soccer coach Mark Bonda knew challenging 10-time state champion Bishop England for the state championship would be a task.
ILHS, battling the Lower State champion Lady Bishops at less than full strength, would be that much tougher.
The Lady Warriors gave it their all against one of the state’s traditional girls soccer powers, but played the bulk of the state title match without two of their top players.
Senior striker Breanna Bishop was lost for the match in the first half with an ACL injury.

The Indian Land High School track teams posted top 10 finishes, including two individual state champions, at the Class AAA state meet on Saturday, May 12, at Spring Valley High School in Pontiac.
ILHS sophomore runner Leah Henry won the state title in the 400-meter dash.
ILHS junior sprinter Marlin Davis highlighted a stellar day with the 200 meters state crown.

HEATH SPRINGS – If you want to light Rick Crimminger’s fuse, ask him about the change in state law that cost the town of Heath Springs a hefty $41.27 for every vote cast in the recent special election.
“It’s absolutely ridiculous,” said Crimminger, a former school board member and county councilman who now chairs the Lancaster County Election Commission.

Editor’s note: Former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley, now President Trump’s representative at the U.N., gave a commencement address and received an honorary doctorate Thursday at Clemson University. She is a 1994 graduate of the school. Here are excerpts of her speech.

It’s a great day at Clemson University! And it’s a great day in South Carolina!
Congratulations to the College of Business and the College of Education Class of 2018. And thank you for this amazing honor.

Lancaster High School teachers celebrated teacher appreciation week by giving a little appreciation and encouragement back to their students.
Each day of the week, they had an activity to celebrate. One day was hat day and on Thursday it was Scrabble day.
Each department at the school created a message for students and wore a Scrabble letter cutout, or a shirt with the letter to school. When all the teachers stood together, it would spell their message out.

Lancaster Motor Speedway will be taking a vacation weekend with no race set for May 19 at the half-mile dirt oval.
The break will allow LMS drivers, fans and staff members to take a vacation, or work on their race cars for the second half of the 2018 LMS season.
Lancaster Motor Speedway will return to racing action May 26, hosting the Robbie Helms Memorial race on the Memorial Day Weekend Mayhem.
Helms of Heath Springs died last December.

The Lancaster Post 31 American Legion baseball team will open its 2018 season May 21 with a League V game at Union Post 22.
The game will launch a three-game season-opening series with Union.
Union will host game one May 21, with game two in Lancaster at Eggleton Field on May 23.
The series caps with a road game in Union on May 24.
Lancaster Post 31 opened practice for the 2018 season with try-outs and registration on Thursday.
Lancaster Post 31 will draw players from Lancaster, Buford, Andrew Jackson and Lewisville high schools.

Remember at one time when a camera panned a sideline during a college or pro football game, a wide-grinning player often greeted the shot with a warm “Hi Mom.”
You recall that?
You couldn’t watch a game without that memorable scene.
I know why.
My father, the late Jim Howey, once told me your mother is your “best friend.”
She’s why you’re here today; no matter if she isn’t a part of your life now, and you wear a white rose to honor her memory today – Mother’s Day.

The Lancaster Bruins golf team shot a 294 to place second in the Class AAAA Upper State golf tournament at the Southern Oaks Golf Club in Easley on Monday.
The Bruins, the Region III-AAAA golf champions, were led by senior Brady Hinkle and freshman Trey Crenshaw who each shot a 72.
Mason Tucker carded a 73, while Simon Wright posted a 77.
Nick Mangano finished with a 78 for the 18-hole round.
Wren topped the field with a 291, with Brandon Masters leading the Hurricanes with a 69.

INDIAN LAND – Indian Land High School star wrestler Kyle Daley will be on the mat at the next level.
Daley, a three-time all-state wrestler, will be competing in college at Limestone in Gaffney.
“I’m really pleased to have this opportunity to wrestle in college,” said Daley, who signed with the Saints on May 3 in the ILHS media center. “I like the coaches and Limestone has a good, strong wrestling program.